<h4>Chapter 41: : Five Crores</h4>


    After calming everyone down inside the auditorium, the old man slowly removed the mask from the girl''s face, who stood alone on the stage. Except Das, no one got surprised after seeing the girl''s face.


    Because they already saw the girl in the warehouse with a serial number. But now, the dealer sent her inside for auction. Das waspletely immersed in her face as the girl on stage had golden-brown eyes that were hinting at something. But he can''t remember exactly.


    Immediately after seeing the girl''s face, the young man (Jethin) whom Ria had mentioned to Das stood up.


    "Mark, this not fair? I already selected the girl when she was outside. Why did you put her on auction?" Jethin questioned the old man on the stage with a serious face.


    "Young master Jethin, please calm down. The dealer actually ced her in the warehouse because she was a dumb girl. She lost her voice in an ident. Even though she is a rare beauty because of herck of voice, the dealer ced her in the warehouse." The old man exined the reasons for cing the girl in a warehouse for wholesale buyers.


    "Mark, your words did not justify the actual reason. I personally selected the girl before cing her on auction. ording to the organisation rules, you have to sell her to me." Jethin argued with the old man.


    As the old man was patiently exining things, he received a voice message through his Bluetooth earphone.


    "Young master Jethin, the girl on the stage, is selected by many buyers. So, instead of giving her to the top buyers, the dealer decided to ce her on the auction to give everyone an equal opportunity. We are following the organisation rules as you asked." The old man replied with a proud look as he looked down on Jethin.


    As the old man rified the issue with the organisation rules, Jethin sat back silently. One can see an irritated expression on his face. Das, who saw all this scene, felt funny at Jethin''s behaviour. This ce belongs to the dealer; how can he think of going against the dealer''s decision.


    "Ria, I want to buy this girl." Das said while pointing his finger at the girl on the podium.


    "But, Das, she is a dumb girl. Why do you want to buy her?" Ria asked with a confused face.


    "It won''t be a problem. I really need to buy that girl." Das insisted on the purchase.


    "Das, think once more. The girl is not suitable to take care of the baby. That too she will be more expensive, as Jethin is interested in her." Ria tried to reject Das''s decision to buy the dumb girl on the stage.


    "Nah… Ria, don''t think about the cost. I really have arge amount of money with me. So, buy her at any cost." Das dered his final decision.


    Ria did not understand why Das was insisting on the purchase of a mute girl. But she finally agreed to buy that mute girl on the stage.


    After making sure that everything was ok, the old man announced the starting bid of one crore rupees. Jethin got more annoyed after listening to the starting bid on the mute girl. Before the auction, he selected her for only thirtykhs. But the old man suddenly raised her bid to one crore.


    With displeasure, Jethin raised his bid to one crore fivekhs for the mute girl. As Jethin had already announced his interest in the dumb girl, no other buyers raised their bids against him. Ria confirmed this with Das before raising the bid.


    "Das, the price will definitely be higher as we are going against Jethin. What is the maximum price you want to bid on her?" Ria asked with a doubtful tone, as she did not like the idea of buying a dumb girl.


    "Ria, do not think about the money. I really want to buy that girl." Das dered even after knowing the high price of that dumb girl on the stage. While nodding as a sign of her understanding, Ria raised the price to one crore tenkh rupees. Jethin immediately turned his head towards Ria.


    "Oh, the seven sisters really forgot their lessons. Hey, seconddy, are you not going to control your sister?" Jethin made fun of Ria as he raised the bid price to one crore fifteenkhs. The seconddy did not say anything to Jethin''s berating.


    The cold war continued, and the price of the dumb girl on the stage reached a two-crore margin. The anger on Jethin''s face increased gradually as the bidding price increased. He can''t back down from the bidding as he already made an argument with the old man for the dumb girl, and also he was bidding against the seven sisters, who were the top rivals in this business.


    With a high-pitched voice, he announced the bid price of two and a half crore. Jethin directly increased the bid price by fiftykh rupees for a dumb girl. Everyone was shocked by his behaviour. Only the best of the best girls will be purchased with that amount.


    Ria already expected this entric behaviour from Jethin, as he won''t back down against the seven sisters. The seconddy of the seven sisters was called Ria.


    "Seventh sister, do you really want to continue the bidding? The price has already reached arge number." The seconddy asked with a sense of concern as they were fighting against Jethin, the son of the top merchant from Delhi. Instead of answering her question, Ria turned her face towards Das.


    Das, are you sure? The price is two and a half crore. Can you afford it?" Ria asked with an anxious tone. Das also fell into a dilemma as his brain was constantly warning him of the high price for a dumb girl... but his instinct was telling him to buy that girl at any cost.


    Especially the eyes of that dumb girl, they were resembling one of the golden-brown eyes of the baby. After thinking for one more moment, Das stood up directly and announced a new bidding price.


    "Five crores…"


    Das shouted while showing his five fingers on the right hand. The entire auditorium was dumbfounded by his shocking announcement.


    "Did he really double the bid price?" The seconddy asked Ria with an astonishing gaze.


    "Das, do you lose your mind? Do you even know how much amount is five crores? Ria yelled at Das as she pulled him back onto the seat.


    Jethin, who raised the half-core bidding price directly, got stupefied with the five crores announcement from Das. Jethin felt that Das had directly pped his face by doubling the bid amount.


    "Mark, why are you silent? This is not a children''s school. A brainless fellow shouted a big number to gain attention, and instead of taking action, you stood like a statue. What is the meaning of this?" Jethin shouted at the old man, who stood silently on the podium after Das''s five-crore announcement.


    Ignoring the Jethin''s yelling, the old man called the seconddy from seven sisters.


    "Is that young man rted to you?"


    "Yes, Mark. He came with us." The seconddy replied to the old man''s questioning.


    "Then what about the bidding amount? As per the organisation rules, once you announce the bid price, you can''t go back on your word." The old man asked while staring right at the seconddy.


    The entire auditorium''s focus was on the seconddy, and everyone is watching this drama with more curiosity as it rtes to the seven sisters, one of the top merchants in India. Before the seconddy answered the old man''s question, Das stood up to face the situation.


    "I''m the one who ced the bid and am also fully responsible for my actions. So, can you tell me why you stopped the auction?" Das directly asked the old man with a straight face. Everyone''s attention turned towards Das as he directly countered the old man.


    This time Ria did not interfere, as Das decided to handle the situation. But before the old man started talking, Jethin interfered with his berating.


    "Brat, do you even know the number of zeros in five crores? Stop your childish behaviour and let the seconddy deal with the situation." Jethin said in a sarcastic tone. Das really got irritated with Jethin''s mocking. Without thinking about his statues, Das startedshing at Jethin.


    "Stop barking like a stray dog. Can''t you see that people are talking here?" Das shouted like he was teaching Jethin, how to behave in front of the elders. Jethin immediately rose from his seat to start a brawl. But the old man stopped him.


    "Young master Jethin, don''t forget where you are standing. This auction house is part of the Zebra organisation. Think about it before starting a brawl." The old man said it in a serious tone.


    Jethin sat back unwillingly while giving a threatening re towards Das.